The corporation that operates Legoland Florida has announced that it will be terminating the employment of hundreds of workers at the well-known amusement park.
Merlin Entertainments informed the Florida area of Economic Opportunity in a document dated January 24 that the park would be laying off 234 people, primarily in the entertainment area.
This includes performers, technicians, and managers.
Michael Boguslavskiy and his wife are the owners of a vacation planning business named Caballeros Vacations.
They are familiar with all of the well-known theme parks in Florida, such as Legoland.
Boguslavskiy stated, “In 2024, we went almost every single month to visit Orlando with the various parks. This is just a huge part of what we do in our business.””
Merlin Entertainments announced that the layoffs, which will effect both full-time and part-time staff, are permanent and that the employees are not represented by a union. Boguslavskiy is disappointed by the news.
“So much of the atmosphere and the magic and warmth and love you feel when you’re at these destinations comes from the entertainment team,” Boguslavskiy said. “It comes from those shows and staff members going around in costumes and interacting with the kids.”
A representative for Merlin Entertainments said the following in a statement:
“The decision to reduce the size of some of our teams was undoubtedly difficult, but these changes will allow the Resort to operate more flexibly and responsively in a competitive market.”
Merlin Entertainment also states that it will continue to expand its core in-house entertainment and is assisting its employees by helping them find alternative employment, including sharing audition possibilities with a “world-class entertainment partner.”
Boguslavskiy expressed his optimism that the layoffs will not have an effect on future or weekend concerts.
“There is this whole thing of the warmth and love that you feel from the cast members on the entertainment team when you go into the parks that truly molds and creates the entire experience, and that’s what we may start to miss,” Boguslavskiy stated. “When you pair that with maybe less shows, now we’re kind of creating an environment where we’re forcing people to go only for the rides.”
From March 25 to April 7, layoffs will take place.
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